Developers, Design Awards, and WWDC on the AppleInsider Podcast

It feels like we're seconds away from WWDC, which rumor says will either be feature-packed or very lightweight. In the meantime, Apple is giving out awards and defending the App Store, on the AppleInsider Podcast.
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• Millions of apps were denied by Apple in 2024 amid fraud crackdown (appleinsider.com/articles/25/05/30/millions-of…)
• Apple Design Award winners for 2025 include Balatro, Watch Duty (appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/03/apple-desig…)
• Apple teases OS redesign with new 'Sleek peek' splash page tagline (appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/02/apple-tease…)
• Five more iOS 26 features leak from a reliable source (appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/03/five-more-i…)
• AirPods expected to gain new head gestures, Camera Control revival (appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/04/airpods-exp…)
• How to watch WWDC 2025 on iPhone, Mac, Apple TV & web (appleinsider.com/inside/wwdc/tips/how-to-watch…)
• Lighter than normal WWDC expected without significant Apple Intelligence upgrades (appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/01/lighter-tha…)
• Siri Chatbot prototype nears ChatGPT quality, but hallucinates more than Apple wants (appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/01/siri-chatbo…)
• macOS 26 rumored to be called 'Tahoe' (appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/01/macos-26-ru…)
• Apple appeals against EU mandate that it freely share its technology (appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/02/apple-appea…)
• Apple appeal to pause injunction enforcement allowing external linking fails (appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/04/apple-appea…)
• visionOS 26 may eventually offer full support for PlayStation VR2 spatial controllers (appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/03/visionos-26…)
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• (00:00) - Intro

• (01:12) - Switch 2

• (08:05) - WWDC

• (12:53) - Apple relations

• (36:33) - Apple Design Awards

• (48:48) - iOS 26

• (52:45) - Apple in China book

• (56:19) - visionOS

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